Published: Monday, June 17, 2013 at 02:10 PM.

Updated 2:19 p.m.

Police at the intersection of Morgan and Sumter streets have confirmed that a man is threatening to jump off a bridge. Police are negotiating with him.

The Star has received word that a portion of West Sumter Street is closed and police and an ambulance are nearby. Reporter Molly Phipps and photographer Ben Earp are en route and will have more information shortly.

SHELBY -- A man slipped and fell 30 feet from a bridge Monday afternoon after threatening to jump and commit suicide, according to Shelby Police.

Nearby residents and a crowd of emergency vehicles filled the scene. Emergency personnel were in place to catch him, and authorities said his injuries didn't appear to be life-threatening.

Family members of the man, whose name was not released Monday, called police to the bridge area on West Sumter Street at Morgan Street on Monday afternoon.

Police negotiated with the man to try to get him to leave the bridge, police said. At about 2:20 p.m., he slipped and fell off the bridge onto the railroad tracks below, said Shelby Police Chief Jeff Ledford.

Ledford said the man was alert when medics transported him to Cleveland Regional Medical Center for treatment.

He said the man was suffering from personal problems and psychological issues.

"We're going to try to get him some help," Ledford said.

A part of West Sumter Street was closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic during the incident.

Earp and Phipps are back in the newsroom and say the man slipped and fell about 30 feet. Medics were on the ground and immediately tended to him. No indication right now that injuries are life threatening. Check back for updates on his condition.

Updated 2:19 p.m.

Police at the intersection of Morgan and Sumter streets have confirmed that a man is threatening to jump off a bridge. Police are negotiating with him.

The Star has received word that a portion of West Sumter Street is closed and police and an ambulance are nearby. Reporter Molly Phipps and photographer Ben Earp are en route and will have more information shortly.